US-incorporated project management tool by 37signals, Chicago HQ.
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Ordered by feature parity and migration friction, which is weighted higher than feature breadth.
Figure 1Closest matches to Basecamp
Irish project-management + time tracking (Cork, 2007), agency-focused, 20k+ teams, ISO 27001 + SOC 2 Type 2, Bregal-PE-funded; AWS across US and EU regions.
German PM software (factro by Schuchert Managementberatung, Bochum), 100% Made in Germany, free tier for up to 3 users.
Munich collaboration suite (Stackfield GmbH, 2012) with per-room end-to-end encryption; ISO 27001 + BSI C5, German data centres, on-premise edition.
All 5 alternatives, benchmarked against Basecamp.
Irish project-management + time tracking (Cork, 2007), agency-focused, 20k+ teams, ISO 27001 + SOC 2 Type 2, Bregal-PE-funded; AWS across US and EU regions.
German PM software (factro by Schuchert Managementberatung, Bochum), 100% Made in Germany, free tier for up to 3 users.
Munich collaboration suite (Stackfield GmbH, 2012) with per-room end-to-end encryption; ISO 27001 + BSI C5, German data centres, on-premise edition.
German Kanban + tasks + docs (MeisterLabs, Munich-area, since 2006), hosted on Google Cloud in Frankfurt, ISO 27001, 10k+ companies including Allianz / LBBW.
Flexible French work management platform (Kantree by Digicoop), 100% employee-owned cooperative, EU hosting, ISO 27001.
Beyond compliance: how these alternatives compare on the capabilities you actually use day to day.
| Feature | Teamwork.com | factro | Stackfield | MeisterTask | Kantree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workflow automation | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kanban boards | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gantt / timeline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Time tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sprints / agile | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Yes |
| Task dependencies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Guest / client access | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Source: vendor documentation, as of Oct 2026.
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US-incorporated project management tool by 37signals, Chicago HQ.
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